Box for bottles.



M. F. FLYNN. BOX FOR BOTTLES. APPLIOATION FILED Mums, 1907. nmmwzv MAYzo, 1909.

Patented Jan.4, 1910.

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MAURICE E. ELTNN, or CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

BOX FOR BOTTLES.

Specincation of Letters `Patent.

Patented Jan. 4, 1910.

Application filed March 29, 1907, Serial No. 365,336. Renewed May 20,1909. Serial No. 497,330.

.1o all whom tt may concern:

Be it known that I, MAURICE F. LYNN, citizen of the United States,residmg at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of bottles andrefers more particularly to boxes or cases for handling and transportingfilled or empty bottles, and is especially adapted to the requirementsnecessary for delivering bottles of milk or other liquids where thecontents of the case are being constantly changed by removal andreplacement.

The chief objects of my invention are to provide a container for bottlesthat will prevent breakage under the ordinary methods of transportingand handling; to afford ready access to the contents of the case, and toafford equal protection to the bottles when the case is partly empty aswhen entirely filled.

fr further object of my improved bottle case is to furnish aconstruction that will permit of the ready removal of the variousdevices so that every part can be thoroughly cleaned, and any damaged ordefaced portions quickly replaced. r

I/Vhen wood partitions for separating the bottles are employed greatinconvenience is met with in the tendency of the slotted partitionmembers to become broken from the jars and shocks which will occur evenwith the ordinary methods of handling. The construction with woodenpartitions is also objectionable because of the tendency to warp andswell from the moisture which is wont to condense upon the containersunder certain conditions. Another' source of disadvantage lies in theinability to properly cleanse the casing, unless the partitions areentirely removed, and when the said partitions are swollen this will bedifficult of accomplishment without danger of breaking the frailstructure.

I accomplish the above and other objects and avoid many disadvantages bythe appliance illustrated in the accompanying drawing which forms a partof this specification, in which:

.Figure 1 is a plan View of my improved bottle holding case; Fig. 2 isan end elevation; Fig. 3 is a sectional view on the line 3 3 of Fig. 1,and Fig. 4 is a sectional View on the line 41--4 of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the numeral 5 indicates arectangular box or case preferably constructed of wood, and formed witha bottom composed of strips or slots (3 spaced apart, side boards 7, andend pieces 8, 8a, the ends being furnished with strengthening cleats t)in the usual manner followed in box construction. The said end piecesare provided with hand holes 5 for convenience in handling the case.

Extending longitudinally between the end pieces are parallel rods 12which pass through holes in the end S and are received in sockets in theend S. These rods are held in position by a stop plate 11 which isfitted in a groove 10 in said end S, and is provided with a handle inthe form of a knob 13, by means of which the slide may be readilyremoved when it is desired to take out said rods 12, the strip or plate11 being made shorter than the width of the box, for that purpose. Uponsaid rods 12 are arranged a series of reels or spools 14 correspondingin number with that of the bottles which the case is designed to hold.The concave surfaces 14 of the spools are formed with a curvatureapproximating thatof the bottles 1G for which they are fitted, and arespaced apart by collars 15 which are slipped loosely upon the rod's asare also the spools. Upon the fixed bottom slats 6 is supported a falsebottom 17, furnished with cleats 18 provided on the under side withseveral flat springs 1S) which rest upon the fixed bottom, affording ayielding foundation for the bottles to rest upon and tending to breakthe force of any unusual shocks which may be given the case from below.In order to avoid the waste space which would result if the spools werestrung along the sides of the box, I provide a fender or cushion 20which is secured to each side on a plane with the centers of the spools.I prefer to form these cushions of flat strips of rubber suited to thepurpose, each edge being tucked or nailed to the side board leaving aredundancy of the material to form a projecting ridge against which theoutside rows of bottles are wedged under movement.

The method of using my bottle handling case will be readily understoodsince it does not differ materially from that employed where separaterectangular cells are formed by means of notched partitions.

The bottles are placed snugly in the divisions, the spools havingsuflicient play upon their supporting rods to yield and turn thereonwhen there is unusual pressure laterally thus acting like pulleys torelieve the friction when the containers are inserted or replaced.

It Will be seen that the bottles are held in every direction by yieldingand resilientmembers, and no other packing such as straw or saw dustwill be needed, thus affording a safe, convenient and sanitary means forhandling and transporting bottles of every description. I

lhat I clailn as new, is

l. In a box for holding and transportino bottles, a plurality ofremovable paralleli rods, a series of revoluble concaved spools arrangedat spaced intervals upon said rods, spacing collars between the spools,tending cushions attached to the inner sides of the casing opposite saidspools, an open fixed bottom for the box, a removable floor, and aseries of springs arranged beneath said floor.

2. In a box for holding and transportin' bottles, aplurality o removableparallel rods, engaging sockets in one side of the box and holes in theopposite side, a stop plate covering said holes, a series of concavedspools arranged at spaced intervals upon said rods, spacing collarsbetween the spools, fending cushions attached to the inner sides of thecasing, opposite said spools, an open fixed bottom for the box, aremovable floor, and a series of flat springs arranged between the floorand said fixed bottom.

In testimony whereof I acix my signature in the presence of twoWitnesses.

MAURICE F. FLYNN.

Witnesses:

F. BENJAMIN, JAMES B. PoYN'roN.

